Local governments can seek federal funding for transportation projects

11/10/2011

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has announced the opportunity to apply for about $200 million in funding under a dozen grant programs, many of which provide funding for local projects.

In the last round of funding, ODOT and local governments received nearly $20 million from these programs for 16 different projects.

Information on these programs, as well as grant applications and instructions, are available on FHWA's website at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/discretionary. The primary funding programs available to local governments are: